It's amusing to read now, after the correction, but imagine being an employee of O'Reilly media and reading this::

received an anonymous IM rumor from someone a few minutes ago claiming that "Everybody has been laid off" at O'Reilly Books

What a way to start a work week, anyone hide a mike by the O'Reilly watercooler?

[For those who didn't follow the link, it's not true]